Los Angeles history

Paul V. Coates -- Confidential File, Sept. 24, 1959

September 24, 2009 | 2:00
pm

Sept. 24, 1959: Orange County authorities reopen their investigation into the death of Myford Plum Irvine, who was found shot to death Jan. 11, 1959, in the basement of his Tustin mansion. Irvine was shot twice in the stomach with a 16-gauge shotgun and once in the head with a .22 and police say it might not be suicide after all.